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Monday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

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BREAKING GOSSIP

1530 BST: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has escaped unhurt after being involved in a minor car accident. The Metropolitan Police say two cars collided on Monday morning on the A41 in north London, close to Arsenal's training ground. Police say no one involved in the accident required hospital treatment and that it was "just a prang." (Associated Press)

1437 BST: Reports in France suggest that Liverpool have won the race to sign highly rated winger Sylvain Marveaux from Rennes this summer. The 24-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

1333 BST: Juventus have told Arsenal to forget about signing goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in the summer. The 33-year-old Italy international has been linked with a move to the Emirates.
Full story: Daily Mail

1330 BST: LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has admitted he can't decide who he wants to win the Champions League quarter-final showdown between Real Madrid and Tottenham. The former England captain played for Real from 2003 to 2007 and recently trained with Spurs.
Full story: Daily Mail

1142 BST: Arsenal are set to make an audacious bid to sign West Ham United midfielder Scott Parker, but are only likely to be successful if the Hammers are relegated.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

1124 BST: Liverpool Goalkeeper Brad Jones has rubbished reports he is set to leave the club in the summer. The Australian signed from Middlesbrough for £2.3m last August as a back-up to Jose Reina but has played just twice and is currently on loan at Derby. (Press Association)

1025 BST: AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi believes Mario Balotelli's off-the-field "behaviour" will prevent him from putting on the Rossoneri shirt in the future. "There is a Milan style of behaviour that I don't think is very close to that of Balotelli. Every now and then, he has a bit of a distraction," said Berlusconi of the Manchester City striker, who is an AC Milan fan. (Press Association)

1023 BST: Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has not ruled out one day plying his trade in another country if a "great opportunity" was presented to him. Bale, who has been linked with a number of top European clubs following his impressive performances this season, said: "If I leave the Premier League, I'll learn another language, I'll know other people, another country, I will grow as a person." (Press Association)

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish wants to sign Aston Villa's Ashley Young and Matt Jarvis from Wolves as he seeks wingers to provide the ammunition for £35m striker Andy Carroll.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is keen to make a Premier League return after his failed spell at Inter Milan.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United are hoping to capitalise on reported cutbacks at Everton this summer by bidding for 20-year-old Toffees midfielder Jack Rodwell. Meanwhile Liverpool hope to sign left-back Leighton Baines from their city rivals.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

QPR's Adel Taarabt wants to make a summer move to Arsenal, despite having played for the Gunners' north London rivals Tottenham. Taarabt never started a match for Spurs but the 21-year-old has been a revelation since making the switch to Loftus Road, scoring 15 times in 37 matches this season.
Full story: Metro

Napoli's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani is set to attract bids from Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City this summer. The 24-year-old scored a hat-trick as Napoli beat Lazio 4-3 on Sunday to take his tally for the season to 25 goals from 31 Serie A matches.
Full story: Metro

German side Bayern Munich are reportedly keen on signing striker Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United. The Bulgarian, who previously played in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen, is United's top scorer this season with 21 goals.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Nigel Reo-Coker may quit the Premier League when his Aston Villa deal expires this summer. The 26-year-old midfielder has attracted interest from Valencia, Sevilla, Roma, Juventus and Napoli.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Sunderland's Steve Bruce will make a summer move for Swansea's highly rated midfielder Joe Allen if the Welsh side fail to seal promotion from the Championship.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

The Football Association is expected to severely reprimand Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney after the striker swore into a TV camera on completing his hat-trick against West Ham on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand could return from injury in time for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final tie against Chelsea. The England international has been out for two months with a calf injury.
Full story: the Sun

Chelsea Striker Didier Drogba was involved in an angry confrontation with one of the club's supporters at the end of their 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool fear captain Steven Gerrard could miss the rest of the season after his latest injury setback. Reds boss Kenny Dalglish revealed the inspirational midfielder had to cut short a training session on Friday after feeling more sharp pain in his groin.
Full story: the Sun

Having just surrendered his nine-year unbeaten home record with a defeat by Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho said that a draw with Tottenham in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final, first leg at the Bernabeu "would not be a disaster".
Full story: the Guardian

Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has promised Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho that it will be a tough night at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.
Full story: Daily Mail

Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he quit Manchester City because the fans did not show him enough love. The Togo striker joined Real Madrid on loan until the end of the season in January after falling behind Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko in the City pecking order.
Full story: the Sun

QPR manager Neil Warnock admits the plight of his former club Sheffield United is breaking his heart. Warnock led his beloved Blades to the Premier League during eight years as boss of the club he has supported all his life but they are currently 22nd in the Championship and seven points from safety.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The future of Everton manager David Moyes is in doubt, with the club planning more cutbacks this summer unless they find a new owner.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has backed striker Kevin Phillips to play until he is 40. Phillips, 37, scored his fourth goal of the season in Saturday's 2-1 win over Bolton.
Full story: Daily Mail

AND FINALLY

Fulham fans who dislike the club's statue of pop star Michael Jackson "should go and be Chelsea fans", according to the club's owner Mohammed Al Fayed.
Full story: Metro



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see also
Sunday's gossip column
03 Apr 11 |  Gossip
Sunday's Scottish gossip
03 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Saturday's gossip column
02 Apr 11 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
02 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Transfers - April 2011
04 Apr 11 |  Football


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